What is the meaning of likely?

adjective

• Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about.
  • usage: "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
• Likely but not certain to be or become true or real.
  • usage: "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
  • synonyms: probable
• Expected to become or be; in prospect.
  • usage: "potential clients"
  • synonyms: potential
• Within the realm of credibility.
  • usage: "not a very likely excuse"

adverb

• With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
  • usage: "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
  • synonyms: probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike